2017 CA Bullet Button Laws and Keeping Your AR 15 Legal If you’ve been following California’s constant legal battle against AR 15 ownership, you’ve probably heard of the bullet button. If you haven’t, let’s break down this legal minefield and the CA bullet button laws: The bullet button was invented to get around California’s “detachable magazine” laws – a set of legislation that outlawed the AR-15 because it had a detachable magazine. The bullet button provided a means of quickly removing one’s magazine without causing the magazine to be labeled as “detachable”. The latest CA assault weapons laws have made this illegal. New...